Amber Teething Necklaces for the Gullible

Peddling Snakeoil for the Modern Age

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Amber Teething Necklaces for the Gullible

Peddling Snakeoil for the Modern Age

By William Holt

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Amber Teething Necklaces for the Gullible

Peddling Snakeoil for the Modern Age

By William Holt

as a Loan Stars Smarchvember 2019Adult top pick

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Amber Teething Necklaces for the Gullible

Peddling Snakeoil for the Modern Age

By William Holt

as a Loan Stars Smarchvember 2019Adult top pick

This is a really great book that really opens your eyes to the use of hokey-pokey snakeoil based teething pain treatments that aren't Tylenol or Motrin based. Or then something else entirely that has nothing to do

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Springtime with Angel Cat Sugar and her best friends is especially sweet! It's time for the Rainbow Easter Egg Hunt on Misty Mountain! Join Angel Cat Sugar as she fills her Easter basket with beautiful eggs in all the colors of the rainbow. This shaped board book will be the perfect sweet treat in every young girl's Easter basket!

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At Animal Ark, Mandy Hope helps her parents treat animals of all shapes and sizes. Even outside the clinic, Mandy can't resist helping any animal in need.The Hopes are in the small town of Churchill to watch polar bears migrating north. It's a spectacular sight. But when one of the cubs strays from his mother, Mandy fears for his safety. Can she help reunite the cub with his family before winter sets in?

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